Also on Saturday, it was the Santa Fun Run at Queens Park, Chesterfield.

There was a 5k run for 11 years plus and a 1,500m run for U11s.

This is a sponsored event for a local cancer charity and all participants wear Santa suits.

As it is a fun event, no times are recorded and MAC’s Colin, Millie and Robbie Davenport enjoyed the route round the park.

On Boxing Day it was the annual MAC Beetroot race from High Peak Junction up the Sheep Pasture Incline to the trig and back for the longer route and, as it is a Junior GP race too, the youngsters went to the top of the Incline and back.

Karl Webster reported there were record numbers and, as it was important that the club didn’t lose anyone, a route was marked out to the top of Bolehill, but it wasn’t necessarily the quickest.